Vaccinations - good or bad?

hi lovelies! I have a really political topic to post about today which is driving me insane. I have a friend who has done so much research on vaccinations and ingredients in them and it’s thrown me as to wanting my child to be vaccinated. I also have another friend who swears her child had signs of autism only after his vaccinations and he is 17 now with learning difficulties. I’m so stuck on what to do it’s literally stopping me from sleeping because when I do delve into the actual information it’s all true the studies prove that it’s basically poison. However I cant have a non immunised child- we all got immunised!!Xxx

ps I realise that I need to speak to a doctor - which I have - 3 times already and they all tell me everything’s great about immunising no side effects and don’t be silly. I also know that when I got immunised it was 24 doses and now kids are having 72 doses.

Go and speak to an actual doctor or other medical professional about your concerns. I wouldn't be asking a bunch of random strangers who are all 'experts' because they know how to google. Also, "dr.google" doesn't count; you can always find "studies" to support your ideas. Honestly this post is just going to end up super heated.

I’d prefer an autistic child, over a dead or critically ill one. Any studies linking vaccinations and autism have been debunked. Autism is a developed in utero. It’s not poison. That’s just inflammatory. The quantities of each chemical/element in a vaccine could barely knock Out a fly. WE ourselves are of a chemical makeup. It’s easy to get scared by a heap of ingredients. Never have a household medicine, or rely on any modern medical treatments again. Look at the crisis we’re in now. The illnesses that we inoculate against now wiped thousands.... millions out decades ago. We’re privileged that preventative resources are accessible to us, yet we have these google experts getting on pedestals with their dangerous, ill informed opinions, as though their ‘research’ could measure against that of scientific and medical professionals that have spent their professional lives researching and developing these LIFE SAVING/PREVENTATIVE vaccines. I know whose recommendations and ‘expertise’ I’d put my faith in. What are their qualifications?? Anti vaxers make me so mad. They are so dangerous. There are people that cannot be vaccinated due to illness, weakened immunity or allergies, and they rely on herd immunity. All people do when they refuse to vaccinate is put their children and others in danger.

We did a delayed schedule with my son, that was the approach I was most happy with. He has never had a reaction, no fever, swelling or anything from any of them (thank god) so I will be doing it with this one as well. So first vax happened at 10 or 12w (can’t quite remember) then every other vaccine was delayed roughly two months.

I think that it’s important to consider parents fears when it comes to this stuff. The ingredient list looks scary and if you isolate them they look like poison. Just like if you worry about mercury in fish, or pesticides in vegetables. But all the ingredients that are in them are tested to be at safe levels.

Also the autism link has been disproved time and time again. If you look into the history of where it started Andrew Wakefield produced a study linking autism to vaccines, which was later disproven, because he wanted to sell his own patented version of the MMR vaccine. We know autism is a neurological disorder that starts in utero, even if there are not early signs at birth.

I hope that you choose to vaccinate and do so with confidence that they are safe and provide a great deal of safety for your child and the community.

BH:
I understand your concern and confusion. I am not anti-vaccine but I refused the whooping cough and flu vaccine (32 weeks pregnant with #4) then decided to get the whooping cough one after being told horror stories and told that I would have had them with my first 3 babies, but when I went to see the nurse my gut just turned because I was about to go against my instincts. After a chat with the nurse she looked up my file and told me that I never had them with my last two babies and that she doesn’t vaccinate herself or her 6 children. I decided not to have them. Go with your instincts, I know it’s hard to do these days. Goodluck :)x

I may be one thats a little 'off the book' and I could face trouble for it but here is my honest opinion. Are there risks with vaccination - yes there are, as there is with anything but thoses risks are minimal compared to the risks of non vaccination. My brother suffered a reaction to a vaccination as a child - he ended up with seizures and autism as a result - but my parents still vaccinated us all and I will vaccinate my children too.

As for the Autism and vaccination - do I believe there is a link - yes I believe there could be a link (my brother as an example - a very very rare one) but I also want to say that the timeframe for vaccination also coincide with major developmental milestones in which parents would also start to recognize the signs of a child that may be on the spectrum. Ie/ 6 weeks is when babies mostly really start to interact as they have the muscle strength to hold their head and are more engaged - you might notice your child isn't doing this like other children after the 6 week vaccination because it was mentioned at the appointment and now in your brain you think the vaccination may have caused this, then you have the 6 months you may notice your child isn't babling like others - doesn't want to socialise like others but they used too (may also be because baby is becoming more assertive and learning to communicate rather than being passive).

Another thing to consider is diagnosis can be a scary thing and people often need to have a reason 'why'. Vaccinations usually become the scape goat because they are timed coincidently with the developmental milestones and gained independence. It gives people a reason to blame.

So do I believe that they can cause some health issues - yes I know they can its a risk, but you need to consider carefully if your child were to contract a disease that they could have been vacinated and then become morbidly ill or physically disabled would you be okay with the decisions you made to not vaccinate.

Best wishes to your decision. Make the choice that is right for you and your family. We choose to vaccinate because in my work I work with surviors of polio, I've guided families through the grief and pain of meningococcal (amputations and unfortunately death), every year there will be a few children that die or need icu treatment because of the flu. My own brother (the autistic one) as an adult refused the booster shot for measles mumps and rubella because he couldn't handle the sensory associations of getting a needle, he ended up catching measles and of course as a rare case it ended up infecting his eyes - he just needs a flare up of the condition and he could loose his sight forever. I don't write to scare you, I write to be honest.

In reply to Peppa2117

26/04/20

Go and speak to an actual doctor or other medical professional about your concerns. I wouldn't be asking a bunch of random strangers who are all 'experts' because they know how to google. Also, "dr.google" doesn't count; you can always find "studies" to support your ideas. Honestly this post is just going to end up super heated.

I’ve spoken to 3, was curious to see what other expecting mums who all have upcoming vaccinations on their children had to say - I am not anti vax by all means I just find it difficult to understand how I was (and only are like most of other woman my age) vaccinated against 24 different things (I was born in 1985) and now my child needs to vaccinated against 72 different things- will these extra 48 Viruses not affect me and my husband too if my family contracts something?! It’s all a bit strange. Doctors all are pro vaccine which I’m sure you are well aware of x

Research hasn’t actually proven that immunisations cause autism, although some suspect it.

Of you look at the population of people with autism/learning difficulties compared to those without, I’m sure you would consider the odds. Just go back to the history almost the whole Europe was wiped out because no one was vaccinated. Just a thought

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